A | B |
scroll containing the 5 Books of Moses | Sefer Torah |
person who makes Sefer Torahs | sofer |
specially prepared skin of a kosher animal which is used to write on | parchment |
mixture of several ingredients to create a black liquid | ink |
feather used as a writing implement | quill |
kosher birds whose feathers are used to make quills | goose or tukey |
ritual bath | mikveh |
sofer says this before beginning work on the sefer Torah each day | special prayer |
cannot be erased | the name of God |
parchment with a mistake in God's name must be | buried |
number of people who edit a sefer Torah | two |
number of times a Sefer Torah is completely checked | three |
time taken to make a Sefer Torah | 1 year |
special thread used to sew the Sefer Torah together | giddin |
the sofer writes the 1st and last lines in outline form | community are able to complete the Sefer Torah |